title: Long-term patency (9 1/2 years) and atherosclerosis of a polytetrafluoroethylene (Gortex) coronary artery bypass graft.
abstract: The patency of a polytetrafluoroethylene (Gortex) graft 9 1/2 years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is demonstrated. While this material is not commonly used as a conduit because of limited success in the past, this case demonstrates that, given the right circumstances, long-term patency is possible. Since available conduits for CABG are quite often limited, viable alternatives may be lifesaving and require further evaluation. In addition to mechanical considerations such as size, length, and material, anticoagulation and strict management of hyperlipidemia may be critical.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook 11794-8171, USA.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Vlay
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Malik
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008148:Lovastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D002784:Cholesterol; D008148:Lovastatin